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1. effectivegov.uchicago.edu · primers · compulsory-votingCompulsory Voting - Center for Effective Government

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   Feb 20, 2024 · At the federal level, a mandatory voting bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in 2022. Polls suggest that around 20-30 percent of Americans support compulsory voting. This primer will assess the theoretical and empirical research on the effects of compulsory voting. In doing so, it will touch on the following:

2. vittana.org · 10-mandatory-voting-pros-and-cons18 Mandatory Voting Pros and Cons - Vittana.org

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   Apr 20, 2018 · Mandatory voting, often referred to as “compulsory voting,” is a structure where the laws of a nation require eligible citizens to register and vote in elections. If the voter chooses not to vote, then penalties can be imposed if a sufficient reason for not voting cannot be provided.

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5. harvardlawreview.org · print · vol-137Compulsory Voting’s American History - Harvard Law Review

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   Feb 12, 2024 · Far from just a niche, radical idea, compulsory voting proposals have emerged in multiple historical periods, with particular intensity in the Progressive Era. This Part reflects on what this history can teach us — about both Progressive democracy and compulsory voting’s present-day revival.

6. www.cpreview.org · articles · 2023Compulsory Voting Arrives in the Land of the Free: One Bill’s ...

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   May 12, 2023 · Once a bill like SB 5209 normalizes compulsory voting in American political culture, compulsory voting policies can be amended to increase their effectiveness. In America, there’s clear and recent precedent for adjusting election laws to fit the times.

7. www.brookings.edu · articles · is-compulsory-votingIs Compulsory Voting a Solution to America’s Low Voter ...

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   Dec 4, 2014 · Senior Fellow Thomas Mann, the W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance, called mandatory voting “the most promising” of a range of reforms designed to increase the size of the...

8. fivethirtyeight.com · features · why-we-are-andWhy We Are (And Should Be) Talking About Voting Rights Right ...

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   Apr 7, 2021 · More than 300 voting restriction bills, according to an analysis by FiveThirtyEight, have been introduced in state legislatures this year following months of fraudulent claims from former...

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   Do Americans support compulsory voting?

   • At the federal level, a mandatory voting bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in 2022. Polls suggest that around 20-30 percent of Americans support compulsory voting.This primer will assess the theoretical and empirical research on the effects of compulsory voting.In doing so, it will touch on the following:

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   What is mandatory voting?

   • Mandatory voting, often referred to as “compulsory voting,” is a structure where the laws of a nation require eligible citizens to register and vote in elections. If the voter chooses not to vote, then penalties can be imposed if a sufficient reason for not voting cannot be provided.

   18 Mandatory Voting Pros and Cons - Vittana.org

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   What can we learn from compulsory voting?

   • Amid this momentum, we have much to learn from exploring compulsory voting’s overlooked American history. From the colonies to the Progressive Era to the twenty-first century, Americans have seriously considered making voting a duty of citizenship. That history helps illuminate the depth of democratic creativity in our Progressive past.

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   What are the pros and cons of compulsory voting?

   • 1. It allows the government to reflect the wishes of the majority. One of the biggest compulsory voting pros is that more voters are communicating their desires through the voting process. When mandatory voting is not part of a country’s laws, then voter participation can be very low.

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10. news.stanford.edu · 2018 · 11The case for mandatory voting | Stanford Report

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    Nov 30, 2018 · To increase voter turnout in elections, some scholars – including Stanford political scientist Emilee Chapman – have suggested making voting compulsory in the United States. The U.S. would then join countries such as Australia, Belgium and Brazil, which all require universal participation in national elections.